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In a quirky new series with science at its heart, Michael Mosley self-experiments and meets individuals and experts to answer some of science's most puzzling questions.

Extended version of the comedy quiz show, full of quirky facts, in which contestants are rewarded more if their answers are 'quite interesting'.

The Rat Pack is a six-part documentary, shown on BBC One in the United Kingdom, about the daily life of pest controllers in London, England. The show ran for 6 weeks from 23 July 2009 to 20 August 2009.

Benefit Busters is a British documentary series, broadcast on Channel 4 during August and September 2009.

Joanna Lumley travels the world in search of how cats have come to cohabit with humans since ancient times, what has changed (or not), and what bonds domestic cats to their large, wild cousins.

Industrial Junkie is a British documentary television series. The series premiered on 1 October 2009 on Quest in the United Kingdom. Each episode sees engineering enthusiast Jonny Smith experiencing the processes of a particular industry.

Coastline Cops features police forces that protect the worst areas of Britain's 10,500-mile coastline and the variety of techniques they use to apprehend criminals.

Former Maestro competitor and drum and bass pioneer Goldie is invited to compose a piece of music to be performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra in the 2009 Proms season.

Documentary series about art history

Escape artists, extreme-sports competitors and other risk-takers are among those spotlighted.

Mad Labs is a British TV documentary series for the National Geographic Channel. The show focuses mainly on "wacky" experiments and inventions that may prove useful in the near future such as urine-powered batteries or solar panels with olive oil being the key ingredient instead of silica. While the show features real-life scientists and their inventions, a regular segment called "The Test Department" appears numerous times in an episode wherein the show's own testers perform experiments of their own.

During the reign of Henry VIII much was created buildings, music, artworks. Did this compensate for the destruction of the monastries and their treasures?

A replacement for the Channel 4 News at Noon in the 12.00 pm slot, it first aired on 21 December 2009, giving a five-minute summary of the news.

Ross Kemp: Behind the Story is a chat show series shown on Sky1. The show is hosted by newsreader Dermot Murnaghan and with interviewee actor Ross Kemp.

The generation of Nazis who fought during World War 2 is almost gone, their lives, their actions, and their crimes soon to be consigned to history forever. It's the last chance to tell these stories, to speak to these men; to enter their worlds; and uncover the impact their existence has had on others.

Tim Samuels explores the rising pervasiveness of pornography, discovers how new technology is changing porn, and questions porn films' reluctance to portray safe sex on screen.